Thread: Garmin Monterra GPS

Originally Posted by MattyP

Does the Locus one have 1:50,000 maps? The screenshot looks like 1:250,000 at best, which are free on every app i've seen.

I like the sat overlay though!

Yup is 1:50000 for sure, remember you don't get the 20 meter contours on 1:250000 scale maps (same as the old paper maps). Contours are 100m @ 1:250000 I believe. The area in the screen shot is basically 1 square km, with contour lines every 20m. Don't mistake a unclear zoom level for map scale. Overall clarity of the Topo50 maps depends on the zoom level incorporated into the maps, the higher the zoom level the greater the file size as you need more tiles for a given area. Basically in Locus once the max available zoom level is reached in a given map you can choose via settings to either lock the zoom or continue zooming where the image is simply enlarged, thus going unclear.

Try the zoom slider on www.nztopomaps (it has the different map scales bracketed on the zoom slider)


1:250000 scale on same area (from PC)